Here is our November 2012 Smucker’s Snapshots. Included in this issue is food prices in Wewak, Oral Bible storying report, and a dilemma of how to get God’s Word to people who have low literacy and no alphabet.

Here is our newsletter for July 2012. We are now back in the USA for temporary home assignment (furlough) but there is more information about what is happening in Wewak. Included in this newsletter is a furlough quiz and upcoming plans.

Here is our newsletter for May 2012 with pictures and updates about what is happening and our upcoming temporary home assignment (furlough). Here’s an excerpt: “On Tuesday, January 10, the leadership of most of the denominations and many missions in the Sepik region set up Sepik Churches in Partnership for…

Last week’s question was “What do you do when you are in a church in a remote location and the song leader starts to sing a song?”. Most times the song leader will sing the first line or two of the song to make sure he has the right pitch…

I’ve decided to try something new and see if you find it interesting or not. Each week I’ll post a question about something unique or something related to the culture of Papua New Guinea along with possible answers for you to take a guess. The following week I’ll reveal the…

On Monday I had the privileged of riding along to pick up a translator from the village where she lives and bring her back to Wewak. Well, almost from where she lives and works. The last stretch of road was impassable even for our 4×4 due to mud so she…

I had just returned to the van parked in Wewak with market produce. There were throngs of people walking by or just standing around watching and waiting. I didn’t know it, but one of those guys was waiting for me. Opening the door to the van, I put the fresh…

The church was just a small metal sided building with large “windows” (open holes) running down both sides of the buildings. The floor was concrete and a row of 8 small benches lined each side of the church. All the males sat on one side and the females on the…